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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2016.1299 Vulnerability in Flexera InstallAnywhere affects Watson Explorer and Watson Content Analytics (CVE-2016-4560): 24 May 2016 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: IBM Watson Explorer IBM Watson Content Analytics Publisher: IBM Operating System: Windows Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2016-4560 Reference: ESB-2016.1265 Original Bulletin: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21983753 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Vulnerability in Flexera InstallAnywhere affects Watson Explorer and Watson Content Analytics (CVE-2016-4560): Document information More support for: Watson Explorer Software version: 10.0.0, 10.0.0.1, 10.0.0.2, 11.0.0, 11.0.0.1, 11.0.0.2, 11.0.0.3 Operating system(s): Windows Reference #: 1983753 Modified date: 2016-05-20 Security Bulletin Summary Some components of this product include a version of Flexera InstallAnywhere that could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. This vulnerability can be avoided by following the instructions included in this bulletin. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2016-4560 DESCRIPTION: Flexera InstallAnywhere could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. The application does not directly specify the fully qualified path to a dynamic-linked library when running on Microsoft Windows. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file from a WebDAV or SMB share using a vulnerable application, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability via a specially-crafted library to execute arbitrary code on the system. CVSS Base Score: 7.8 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/113016 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) Affected Products and Versions Watson Explorer Annotation Administration Console version 11.0.0.3 and earlier, and version 10.0.0.2 and earlier Watson Explorer Analytical Components version 11.0.0.3 and earlier, and version 10.0.0.2 and earlier Watson Content Analytics version 3.5.0.3 and earlier, and version 3.0.0.6 and earlier Remediation/Fixes See Workarounds/Mitigations. Workarounds and Mitigations When installing, upgrading, or patching any of the affected components, use the following procedure: 1. As an administrator, create a new directory which only the administrator has write permission to. 2. Ensure that there are no DLL files in this directory 3. Unzip or copy the files from your installation media into this new directory. 4. Do not copy or move files from any other source into this directory. Important: Do not rename the installer executable. Renaming the installer to a name other than that provided by IBM may expose you to the vulnerability. 5. Run the installer from this directory to install the product 6. Proceed with the installation as normal. Get Notified about Future Security Bulletins Subscribe to My Notifications to be notified of important product support alerts like this. References Complete CVSS v2 Guide On-line Calculator v2 Related information IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog Change History 20 May 2016: Original version published *The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin. 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